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EVELYN BUFFUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 710,095, datedSeptember 30, 1902.

Application filed February 8, 1902. Serial No. 93,216. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EVELYN BUFFUM, a cilizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spool-Oushions or SpoolHolders and Cushions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object the arrangement of a stand to holdspools and also to support a cushion and case, the lower part of whichis hollow, forming a receptacle to hold articles used or needed whensewing. It has been the common experience that much time is lost andmuch annoyance caused when sewing by not being able to readily find thespool containing the number of thread suitable for the work in hand. Theuse of my improved spool-cushion will obviate such loss of time,trouble, 8m, as it not only provides a stand which will hold the spoolsin their order, but it also provides a cushion for needles and pins, asWell as a receptacle for thimble, extra needles, and other necessitiesused or needed when sewing. Curving the holder or bracelet is veryconvenient, as it not only holds a number of spools, which are alwaysready for use, but the position of the spools is such that the number ofthe thread, usually placed on the end of the spool, is plainly visible,so that the combination of the cushion and case with the holder makes ita very practical and useful commodity. My method of accomplishing thisis illustrated in the accompanying draw-' ings, in which Figure 1 is atop or plan View of the entire spool-cushion. Fig. 2 is a verticalelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a top or plan View,partly in section, of the spool holder or bracelet opened, showing themethod of opening and closing the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical elevation,partly in section, of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of thetenslob-springs. Fig.6isadetailviewofthecushion. Fig. 7 is a sectionalView of the same,

taken on theline 1 2, showing the case opened.

In Fig. l, A is a cushion and case, manufactured of suitable material,supported by chains to and books a, fastening to the spool holders orbracelet, (indicated by the letter 13,) which consists of apiece oftubing or other suitable material bent in the form of a circle orbracelet which, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, is divided in two parts,(indicated by the letters B and B having a hinge d and d provided on oneside and a catch on the other, which makes it convenient to open thebracelet and slip the spools on or off quickly and easily. It is heldtogether on the one side by the hinge d and d, the upper part of the leg19 forming the hinge-pin, the end of which is threaded, as shown in Fig.4:, and secured in place by a lock-nut (P. On the other side it isfastened by a spring-catch (i At the end of the bracelet B at the pointindicated by the letter al the sides of the tubing are turned. in such away as to form a wall, as shown by the letter d catch d is constructedof a spring-wire bent back upon itself, one end of which is notched, sothat when the catch is pushed into the end of the bracelet B the wall (1compresses the catch until the notch passes the wall (1 when the springcauses the catch to expand and engage the notch in the catch with thewall 01 and holds the ends of the bracelet securely together. To openit, it is only necessary to press on the catch at the point indicated bythe letter d and compress it until the notch is out of register with thewall at the end 01 of the tubing or bracelet B ,when the halves of thebracelet B and B are easily opened. This allows for the putting on ofthe full spools in the first place and removing the empty ones when thethread is used up. The bracelet B is supported by legs 1), b and 19 Thelegs I) and b are adjustable and have a ring at the top, the inside ofwhich will slide over the tube of the bracelet B until they reach theirpositions, where they are held in place by a flat spring I), as shown inFig. 8, having a pin 19* thereon, entering an annular opening in theupper part of the leg and corresponding in size to another annularopening (indicated by the letters I) and 19 in the tube or bracelet Band B in Fig. 3. When the leg I) is moved along the tube un- Thespringtil the annular opening in the upper part of the legs, whichcontains the pin b comes in register with the corresponding annularopening 12 in the tube B then the spring forces the pin 11 into theannular opening b in tube B and holds the leg I) securely in position.This description applies also to the leg o The leg b however, isconstructed differently. Instead of having a ring at the top, it is castwith an elongated pin or stem, which is machined, and the upper part ofwhich, (1 is threaded and, as shown in Fig. 4, forms the hinge-pin forthe hinge (l and d and is held in place by a lock-nut d mounted on thethreaded part. This gives a rigidity to the entire stand. In Fig. 1spools are shown mounted on the bracelet B, two of them, e and e, shownin section. The others, 6 e c e, are indicated by dotted lines. Thesespools show the use of the tension-springs C, which are mounted on thetube in annular openings,(indicated by the letter c.) It has been foundin practice that there is a tendency of the spool when the thread ispulled quickly or jerked to run around several times and much fasterthan the thread unwinds or is taken up, and thus tangles the thread. Inorder to overcome this, I have placed wire tension-springs (indicated bythe letter 0) on the bracelet in the annular openings c in such a mannerthat when the spool is pushed over the spring 0 it compresses it andcauses it to exert a pressure against the spool and so cause a tensionwhich resists the tendency to whirl around when the thread is jerked.These springs are detachable and are quickly and easily removed when itis necessary to remove the legs I) and N. The cushion and case detailedin Figs. 6 and 7 may be made of any suitable material. The upper part orcushion is divided from the lower by a piece of cardboard or othersuitable material and is filled with a suitable filling a for pins andneedles. This is hinged to the lower part by a hinge a and is heldclosed by a clasp of common construction, (indicated by the letters aand a The lower part of case not being filled forms a hollow receptaole,which is found convenient to contain thimble, paper of needles, buttons,&c.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular holder or braceletin two parts hinged at one side and with a catch mounted at the oppositeside, two or more adjustable legs mounted upon the bracelet and one legwhose upper part forms a pin for said hinge for the purpose set forthsubstantially as described.

2. The combination in a spool-cushion of a circular holder orbracelet intwo parts, hinged at one side, a catch mounted at the other, legsmounted upon the bracelet, means for securing said legs in position,annular openings in the bracelet with tension springs mounted thereon,for the purpose set forth substantially as described.

3. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular holder or braceletin two parts, a hinge at one side, a catch at the other, adj ustablelegs mounted upon the bracelet, one leg whose upper part forms ahinge-pin for said hinge, annular openings in the bracelet, springsmounted in said openings, a cushion and case mounted in the center ofthe circle formed by the bracelet, means for securing said cushion andcase to the holder for the purpose set forth as substantially described.

4. In a spool-cushion, the combination of a circular spool holder orbracelet in two parts, hinged at one side, a catch mounted at theopposite side, adjustable legs mounted upon the tube, means for holdingsaid legs in place, annular openings in the holder, tensionspringsmounted in said openings, a cushion and case, in the center of thecircle, composed of two parts, with a hinge on one side and a clasp onthe other, meansof securing said cushion and casein said circle to saidbracelet, the upper part forming a cushion and the lower part areceptacle for the purpose set forth substantially as described.

EVELYN BUFFUM.

IVitnesses:

NL. S. STRYKER, C. W. SPEEOE.

